preclude
verb (formal)to prevent something from happening or somebody from doing something; to make something impossible 使行不通；阻止；妨碍；排除 - preclude something
Lack of time precludes any further discussion. 由于时间不足，不可能深入讨论。 Your failure to become a member this year does not preclude the possibility of your applying next year. 你今年未能成为会员并不排除你明年申请的可能性。 - preclude somebody from doing something
My lack of interest in the subject precluded me from gaining much enjoyment out of it. 由于对这个科目缺乏兴趣，我没有从中获得多少乐趣。 - preclude (somebody) doing something
His religious beliefs precluded him/his serving in the army. 他的宗教信仰不允许他服兵役。 We cannot have a system that precludes people from seeking independent legal advice. 我们不能有一个阻止人们寻求独立法律咨询的制度。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPreclude is used with these nouns as the object:- inclusion
- interpretation
- possibility
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘bar a route or passage’): from Latin praecludere, from prae ‘before’ + claudere ‘to shut’.- preclude something